Praxis
Housing
Copies of Kamenica and Vitina Registry Books Handed over
EULEX representatives handed over certified copies of 1550 civil registry books from Serbia to the Civil Registration Agency of Kosovo. The complete files for two municipalities, Kamenica (824 books) and Vitina (726 books), were handed over, consisting of the certified copies of original civil and religious registry books with data on birth, marriage and death.
The copies have been produced and certified in the last two months as part of the project based in Nis, Serbia, involving EULEX, the EU Office in Kosovo/EUSR, the Danish Refugee Council as the implementing partner, and the teams from Kosovo and Serbia.
It is estimated that there are in total some 12,000 registry books in Serbia. This process of certifying copies of the original registry books is part of the EU facilitated Dialogue agreement reached on 2 July 2011 between Pristina and Belgrade. This EU Office funded project is the first phase of the establishment of a fully reliable and sustainable Civil Registry in Kosovo, as stipulated in the road map for Visa liberalisation.
EULEX now has handed over a total of 6,320 certified copies of Civil Registry books, covering the municipalities of Pristina (1013), Lipjan (848), Obilic (264), Kosovo Polje (219), Glogovac (425), Podujevo (1066), Gnjilane (935), Kamenica (824) and Vitina (726).
Announcement taken from EULEX Kosovo website
Roundtables on Testing the Implementation of the Ombudsperson’s Recommendations Regarding Vulnerable Persons Held in Belgrade
In June and July 2013, Praxis in cooperation with the Deputy Ombudsperson for National Minority Rights held 4 roundtables named “Testing the Implementation of the Ombudsperson’s Recommendations Regarding Vulnerable Persons”, within the project of the same name, funded by USAID through Judicial Reform and Government Accountability Project.
The goal of the roundtables held in Belgrade, Subotica, Kraljevo and Bujanovac was to present the report “Testing the Implementation of the Ombudsperson’s Recommendations Regarding Vulnerable Persons”, which comprises the results of testing of the implementation of 19 Ombudsperson’s recommendations and the main obstacles to their implementation, to the representatives of non-governmental sector and republic and local authorities. The roundtables were also an opportunity to exchange opinions related to the model of mechanism for monitoring the implementation of the Ombudsperson’s recommendations proposed by Praxis in the report.
Several proposals, which would contribute to more efficient implementation of recommendations, were presented during the discussion: deepening the cooperation between the ombudspersons at republic and local levels, more active role of the non-governmental sector in the process of testing of the implementation of recommendations and necessity of appointing someone in public authorities to be responsible for maintaining the contact with the Ombudsperson.
Download the report: Testing the Implementation of the Ombudsperson’s Recommendations
Download: Interview of Ivana Stankovic, Praxis programme coordinator, on the publication of the report
Migration
Employment
Health Care
Personal Status
Law on Citizenship of the Republic of Serbia
New Instruction for Acting of Social Welfare Centres in Relation to Registration of Residence at SWC Address
On 19 June 2013, the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Policy issued a new instruction for acting of social welfare centres in relation to registration of permanent residence at SWC address for persons who do not fulfil other legal bases of housing, since the previous instruction had not offered the solution that citizens could benefit from.
The new instruction offers a more efficient and more rational solution for the citizens. However, the Law on Permanent and Temporary Residence (adopted in November 2011) cannot be still implemented consistently because the Ministry of Interior has not yet issued the instruction for acting of police departments and stations in procedures for determination of permanent residence at the address of social welfare centres.
See:Instruction of the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Policy for Acting of Social Welfare Centres in Relation to Registration of Residence at SWC Address
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